This concise edition of the definitive 3-volume Dictionary of European Proverbs constitutes a fascinating collection of proverbs in 29 languages. The entries are arranged alphabetically according to the English equivalent, allowing the reader to ......

Long established as the standard reference tool for the identification of Japanese names on works of art, and is therefore essential for collectors, galleries, auction-houses, restorers and students. A reprint of the first (1923) edition.
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This controversial new study, breaks with the tradition of basing political studies on analyses of institutions and political personalities, by likening the Republic of Korea to a laboratory for the clash of political cultures. In the late 1940s, ......

This book explores the metaphor of topography as a mechanism for the inscription of gender roles in Arthurian romance.
Author: Sterling-Hellenbrand, Alexandra
Publisher: Routledge
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Language: ENG
Title: Topographies of Gender in Mid......

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Editor: Alcantara, Cynthia Hewitt de
Publisher: Routledge
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Language: ENG
Title: Real Markets: Social and Political Issues of Food Policy Refo......

First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Abir, Mordechai
Publisher: Routledge
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Language: ENG
Title: Ethiopia and the Red Sea: The Rise and Decline of the Solomonic Dynasty an......

This book presents the first translation into English of the full text of the Kaogong ji. This classic work, described by the great scholar of the history of Chinese science and technology Joseph Needham as "the most important document for the stu......